The Eberspaecher Group, a company that builds exhaust and thermal management systems, has announced several new configurations to better heat, ventilate and cool vehicle interiors in recent months. The company introduced and displayed several models during the 34th bauma trade show in Munich. The Esslingen-am-Neckar-based company showed its Falkon Dualtronic heat pump at its booth,… Read more »
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Delta unveils DC Wallbox EV charger for public charging
Delta Electronics, a provider of power management and Internet of Things (IoT) smart green products, has launched its next-generation DC Wallbox 50 kW EV charger. The upgraded model for public and commercial charging applications is designed to deliver advanced functionality and an optimized user-centric experience, enabling seamless and efficient charging for operators and drivers. The… Read more »
Made in the USA: Amsted Automotive announces new products for off-highway EV manufacturers
Amsted Automotive has added new capacity and product offerings to serve the off-highway electric vehicle (OHEV) market in the US. “It has always been Amsted’s strategy to manufacture in the customer’s region,” said Bill Kerfin, President of Amsted Automotive. “Having local engineering teams and manufacturing facilities improves efficiencies and minimizes costs, which is especially true… Read more »
Aptera takes its solar-powered EV on the road
Aptera’s solar-powered EV isn’t for every driver—the car guys may scoff at its sci-fi styling, while the more practically minded may find its lack of cargo space to be a deal-killer. However, it’s a historic vehicle, and the EV industry is following the company’s progress closely, because the vehicle is designed to be the most… Read more »
FLO’s X6 home EV charger
Quebec-headquartered FLO is both a charging network operator and an EV charging hardware provider. The company offers a full range of chargers, from commercial DC fast chargers all the way down to Level 2 chargers for home use. The FLO Home line of residential chargers includes three models: the 50-amp X3 and X6, and the… Read more »
ION Storage Systems reaches solid-state battery performance milestone
US-based solid-state battery manufacturer ION Storage Systems has demonstrated a 25x increase in capacity while surpassing 1,000 charge cycles for its solid-state battery (SSB) cell. This validates the performance and durability solid-state battery cells need for a range of applications, as ION’s cells cycle without compression or volume change—which is a barrier to commercial SSB… Read more »
TDK offers lead-free NTC thermistors for automotive
Japanese electronics company TDK Electronics has launched its L862 (B57862L) NTC thermistors with bendable wires and the L871 (B57871L) lead spacing NTC thermistors that can be used in automotive and industrial applications. The thermistors can be used in automotive battery packs as well as power banks, energy storage and drones. They offer short response time… Read more »
A closer look at purpose-built power analyzers for precise EV test and measurement
Q&A with EV measurement engineering experts Coty Harrison and Cristian Loris of Yokogawa Test&Measurement. When tasked with measuring the electrical power of complex systems like EVs, an inexperienced engineer may first reach for general instrumentation like oscilloscopes, data acquisition (DAQ) systems and digital multimeters (DMMs). While these instruments serve useful roles in electrical testing—oscilloscopes analyze… Read more »
Renesas introduces low-power Bluetooth SoC for automotive applications including wireless battery management systems
Japanese semiconductor supplier Renesas has introduced a new automotive-qualified Bluetooth chip that combines a radio transceiver, an Arm M0+ microcontroller, memory, peripherals and security features in a compact system-on-chip (SoC) design. The DA14533, the first device in the company’s Bluetooth Low Energy SoC range qualified for automotive applications, includes advanced power management features to simplify… Read more »
Avery Dennison introduces new EV battery venting materials portfolio
Avery Dennison Performance Tapes has introduced a new EV Battery Venting Materials Portfolio to help counter the risk of thermal runaway and increase safety in EV batteries. These venting solutions include single- and double-coated anisotropic filmic tapes with proprietary fire-barrier coatings and pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) for bonding. EV battery manufacturers implement venting strategies at the… Read more »